Wolves legend David Edwards is tipping Nuno Espirito Santo's men to break into the Premier League's Big Six as he prepares to make an emotional return to Molineux on Tuesday night.

Edwards, who played 280 games for Wolves between 2008 and 2017 and is now back at hometown club Shrewsbury, hopes to return for their FA Cup fourth round replay having missed the original 2-2 draw at New Meadow with a groin injury.

He resumed training on Monday in a bid to persuade manager Sam Ricketts for a place on the bench.

Wolves host Shrewsbury in a FA Cup on Tuesday night and David Edwards hopes to feature

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The Welsh international midfielder played in the Premier League for Wolves and was also part of their League One title-winning team in 2014 that started the club's revival under Chinese owners Fosun. He left for Reading in the summer of 2017 when Nuno arrived.

'You knew something special was going to happen when Fosun came in,' he says. 'They had this vision and whether it took three years or 10 years, Wolves were going to get to the heights of English football.

'It's happened faster than anyone thought, but I can't see them stopping. I think they'll be playing in European competition soon and competing in the top six within five years, definitely.

'I honestly think they were the best team ever to play in the Championship last season and you can see how well equipped they have been this season.

'Every transfer window they do a little bit more to progress themselves. They're doing it gradually and the whole club grows with that.'

Former Wales international Edwards played 280 games for Wolves between 2008 and 2017

Wolves needed an injury-time equaliser from Matt Doherty to stay in the cup 10 days ago but will be hot favourites to advance at the second attempt.

They are seventh in the Premier League after beating Everton on Saturday while Shrewsbury are 23rd in League One and just lost 3-0 at home to Luton.

Edwards, 32, started his career at Shrewsbury and rejoined them in January from Reading. He played at Euro 2016 alongside Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey but made just one appearance this season after being frozen out at Reading and then being hampered by his groin back in Shropshire.

Wolves have done brilliantly under Nuno Espirito Santo and sit seventh in the Premier League